Windshield



May 31,1192?.

HMMMMMMUMBH F. A.`DILLINGHAM WINDSHIELD Filed May 28. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1` gvwemkoz @M Wfm@ May 31 1927 l F. A. DILLINGHAM WINDSHIELD Filed May 28. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I -l' -l2-i.

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" invention relatesrfto" windshieldsy and 1 biles.

120' shown in elevation;

One of the principal objects otthepresent invention is to provide' a" windshield Ihaving j Improved means fo'r operating vit aii d""t r.

vsecuring it in any desired positioni f Other olofectsl `willbe f apparent fronrtlie following description' taken i'n.; connection with the accompanying drawings in which: Fig. l isa plan -view of onefend .of a ywindshield embodying the present'inventon; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionfof the lower Fig. VBis an I exploded viewfofrthe operas ,ing and securing ine-ans italien. on 4the line Fig. 25 certain j of '-.tli'e lparts f bein g '.FgS.- land 5 are vertical*sectioiialviews vsimilar to Fig. 2 sliowingtwo operatingpositions of thewindsliield'and thopemtng levergand 4.

tional'views of the operatingfmeans;"corresponding to the position'sthereof in Figs. 4 and 5 respectively. l One of the olo'ectionsV to kiioivntypes' ot countered in'foperatingjand securing the lower windshield section in the `desi re`r l p'osition, particularly while the aiitomobilefis running, and this dificultyis overcome by the novel operating Vand securing mechanism forming the subject matter of tlie'prjesent invention.

*sill memberv 22 and side posts23 4extending verticallybetween the top member and the bottom member to form a llraiiieliliel struc-V ture, whicli'is adapted to besetiiito the llo'ody of an-auton fiol'iile,A as isi'well"understood' by those 'skilled inthe art.`V Inthe ormoi'f windshield herein shown, the body member isp-r0- 'vided throughout'tlie entire periphery of its Vfront or outside face with an outturned flange 24 which isfadapted to' seat against tl'ie outer vsurface of theautomoble body' in which thek windshieldis placed. The bottom` Yor sill member 22 is provided at its inner edge' with anv upturned 'flange 25`- which serves. to catch any water"whichv may leak i COMPANY, pernos/lr, oiiio,

u Vf4"ApplicationileiilVayjZBy Seria-1('lille'."716,38.."j i` Thefwindslield-is provided with'tli'e usualiA upper and lower windshield sections-which 60"- litin' yandare 'adapted to move in fthe franiework of' the-abody `member 20, yThe uppeii `windsliield'section 27 isf` pifv'oted" (pivot not` shown) "in vthe upperiportionolir the body ,y

vmeriiber and 'isfadapted tofswing forwardly for outwardly from the lclosed position as 'jshown in 2.: The lower windshield ser#` tion'28fis pivotally s'upportedat its* iip7 1 portion( of the windshield ,takeiivgon'thelinev Figs. Gand 47 are` fragmentary part-:sec-

windshields` is the'dillicultyfcomrnonly enr.r

.ihrgigii um] windshieldmanna arance f which is adapted to. ente'rf'or seat in a groove f in the lower windshield section. l

per 'f-e'ndf and` is' adal'itedi to swing Y ly ironi the closed vp osi-ti'cmi shown 1 in:v Fig.;l 2.

The lower windshield'sectionconsists for" a ypane of glass'29fmountedin Vtranemeinloer f 30 which bounds l theV lower edge-and' sides "of the paire of glass. Securedfoverftlie ifi1pV pere'dge 01: the glass thereis aiubber strip 3 1*having` downturned lip'32 which-is adapted togenga-ge the surface of 'theL glass carried in' theiipper `win dslhieldi section thereby preventing the ingress (it-iair Vand rain between` the gl'assi of "the ;upperfa-nd; lower windshield sections.' Thef lower edge" of the lowerrv 'sectiiii28 carries`vr 'aj grooved Q.

member whichrece'ives tliefence 26 there` f1. l finvWhenthe lowerwindshield section isfv properly'seated in closedposition itfbears `firmly on the fence v2e andcooperatesgwith f the side posts and upperwindsliield section in suoli a-.way to .prevent lthe ingress/of air or water.` -While thebodyineinber 2Ois7 'herein' shown and]v describedas a frame-like l 9o structure it willA beiinderstood that the body n l K 1 me1iiber`isiiot liinitedto a frainelike stru@` lReferring to Figsl and 2 of vthe draw- Y iiigs, the body member 2O oftlie fwindsliield consists of-a top"m'ember y2l',gabottom orV ture buty may take any `con venient or desired formV suitablev for mounting on anyl type of aut'mfiobile*bodystructure,` 1' l and operatiiigineaiis" orthefrigli't'handside of this section, the parts-kof course, liei'i'i'vg'f'refy versedso as vto be readily *accessible lfrom .10,5

the drivers compartment of the* automobile;

A frame' biacket 33' is securedto'the upper The means or'swingi'ngly supporting and, f f 'or operatingfthelower windshield sectiony 7 will now/"be described. In the drawing tl'ierel is illustrated only thesupporting andropergf y vating` iiiean's.for the left side of the lower? 'windshield section'. -It lwill be underef/"oodf,' l however; that'there is Va similar supporting.

J lio I the/nr together; I

Vscrevv-threSided 'portion 'iliorholding` "the parts i" :iin assembled ;ifeleltion andffalso l'for fbinding f whichy received@ iii the' squared tapered '-39 and is adapted to -rotatereely ztbouttlie 'Y ybolt 3621s a center. The-operatinglever 35 lcarries on one side Ian 'eccentricallyY disposed circular boss vorge-im member 40 fivhichiits Linton .correspondinglyshaped socket V41 formed in -theESra-me bracket' 33]"Rotary motion ofqthe operatinglever 35 about! .the

bolt 36'thus 'causes movement of the trame' bracket 3:3 tiens'verselyl to, thgit 'isyeft y.right angles tov the;.bolt 365.5110 ziccomniodate such movement;l the frame; brncket'fis f provided LWith: anQarcuate slot 42 through' whichv the bolt 36; passes;- For they purpose vof holding together 'the bodybi'acket, the loperatingffle- Y veri end-the 'frame brcket, the bolt 36 Vis 'In order to member 45 -fori'nedin the body. bracket 34 land a boss'n'iembervgfi carried by the operat-V lever 35. vThe tepering surfaces'or"these inteiitting'cone members'45 nd 4de-re 'dis-j posesince the intertitting parts4`5 and '46V posed at enanglejlof ten degrees Vfrom the vaxis of the" bolt 36 it being found that this is the l.angle best adapted for the presentV pur- 1 mayA be firmly held or{Wedgedftogetherby 5 tightening uplthe Wingnut 4354and areat O vthe saine time readily loosened or separated f merelylfby` unscrevving this Wing nut; To

.yieldingly "loc-litho. operating lever 35 inV Velevated 'position -Xvhileffthe Windshield isV Y V being-fadjusted the boss 46 is provided with a'spr'ingpressed bell orplunger 47-Which=is 1 dapted-Ltocooperate with zt notch or' dei The purpose' ybers 45v and '46, Vand the spring pressed plunger147 and cooperating notch 48 mayl pression 48tori'nedon the inner cone surface ofthe part 45. j e

i? the interttlng' cone inembe'stbeunderstood fromel description lof the Yoperation of the invention, `fand vfor this purpose/reference is, made particularly to Figs. es.

:dii'veisvcoiiipartnientes iiidicated iii.l*` ig.lff4, The eccentricorcam 40 being directly'nnder The Vbolt 36hesV'lieedjthe bolt `36. tlieviirstfeiiectis to draWthe N shield section 2 8' is raisedgsuiliciently tonen- Vtirely 'c'leartheivfence and the flange 25 whereupon it swings jiiitvardly-asfsliovniii inultaneonsly "or, one after fthe other, es ,whcn

the Vcnr is'in motion and when onlyp'onef-liand isuvztilable'forthe purpose. Wilhentlieop-l f erating lever 35 reaches theielevatedposition 'open' the loive'rsection-ofthe ivindshieldthe 'A :wing-init' 43 isc'loosened 'and Vthe'`opeinti-ng Y i 1 lever 3551s' iiioved' ;i1`1warclly towards the` f firmly i upper portion of the lower Vvvi iidshi' eld secs,1v tion inwardly rweyfroinstlie 'upperwindil shield section. :L At sanietime ,the lower Windshieldvsectionjiis. raised slightly from n the'operating hvindle 35 the loiverfivind- Fig; 5, the lowersection being so hunger proportioned that frwhen` itQ- is allowed [to L 90," y f 1F In 'opening Ythefivindsliield`v` operating leversV latmopposite ends of! swing` freelyi itjtalres the vrposition shown in lOWei'- Windshield section:inttyy beginoved. si-a shown in Fig; 5 the spring` pressed plunger @or ball 47-seets in? the depression,548- and therefore yieldingly holds or klocks the Vjle- Vver memberinelevntedpositioni '1H greater 'ion orless opening of the lowerzyviiidshieldsecY 1 'tion is `desiredit may be readilylmoved finto anyxsuch desired y position VWlierejit nifty -be firmlyfloclred n iei-ely by -screivinggfdoivnthe Vthumb nrt. 43, .5 In-v `thus Aloclriirg,the lon-ier AWiiidsli i'eld section 28m position thev freine bracket 33 is frictionzillyend-immovably .held 'against the -operziting lever735, end the yletter is locked agalinstiotation due; to the Wedging actionfof the interi'itting c oneineinbers-45y sind` 46.-v Inreturning v the A'lower windshield section to its `seat the Wing nuts are first loosened and` then after thewindg;

shield section.V has been sxvungdnto placey above the Tence 26, the operatinglevers-3'5V 'Y shown in Fig.--2" and locked impositionV screwingdownVV the Wing nuts- 43.

-v and conveniently operable meanslfor. open-y areV turned downwardly to the positionV `by` izo. Y

ing,l the loWerWindshield vsection the spring pressed memberV 47 and cooperating notch 48 yieldingly holding the operatingflever in raised position, permittingthei driverof the automobile to readilyopen thefwindshield While the cnr is in'. motion raising onerof n n y y n theoperatingf. levers at a time..l Anotheradg 4to17. Asy ztlready stated, when the wind'- ventagejofthepresent,invention Willbe api'v "scope of the invention which is vthe appended claims.-

parent from Figs. 2 and `4:. It has been' stated that the. initial movement of the up-V per end of the lower windshield during openingV is inwardly and also slightly nplwardly. lVhen the windshield is closed the movement is reversed so thatl the down@ turned lip 82' of the rubber .strip 3l vapproaches the glassA of the upper.windshield section from a substantially horizontal direct-ion thereby 'bending the lip 32 downwardly and into inorefrm contact with the i glass of the upper windshield section; By'

thus moving the lower windshield section into lplace horizontally rather than vertically any tendency of the lip 32 to bend upwardly out of place is thus avoided.

TVhile the `form vof apparatus herein described constitutes a preferred'embodiment.'

of the invention, it is to be understoodv that the invention isnot limited to this precise form of apparatus, and that changes may be made therein without departing Vfrom the defined in Y What is claimed l. In a windshield for automobiles. and

' the like, a body member, a frame member, a

body bracket carried by the body member, a frame bracket carried the frame meinber, a lever interposed between said brackets, iiiterlitting cone-shaped wedge members non-rotatably connected respectively with bodybracket carried by the body member, a

frame bracket' carried lby the frame member, said brackets having sockets formed in their adjacentfaces, a Alever interposed be? tween the brackets and having eccentrically disposed bosses formed on opposite vsides thereof and adapted to be received in said y socketsjone ofthe sockets andthe boss received therein having cooperating taper sur-A faces adapted to lbe forced together to'lock the lever vagainst rotation .with respect to the I bracket carrying the tapered boss, spring`- means for yieldinnjly holding the lever:

against rotation witr'irespect to the last mentioned vbracket Whensaid lever is'not .locked against rotation in the tapered ipsocket,.and manually operable means for forcing the ta'-V ment.V V i c V3. In a windshield for automobilesand the like, 'a body ineinber,' aV frame member, 'af

body bracket carried by the body member, ,av frame bracket carried `by'. the frame member,

said body bracket having a tapered socket' formed in oneV face thereof, and said frame bracket having` a cylindrical socketifo'rined therein facing the socket` .in the body bracket, rva lever interposed between the and adapted to beV received thereiininanually operable means including a bolt pass# ing through said lever and brackets forfoi'cagainst rotation ,with respectto the. body bracket, and means operative when the lever Vbrackets and having eccentrically disposed bosses formed on opposite sides thereof corresponding in' size and shape to said .sockets ing said 'tapered socket and cooperating boss y into frictional lockingjengagement with oneA Y another whereby to positively lock the lever isnotpositiv'ely locked to the body bracket; for yieldiiigly locking said parts together,

"said last-mentioned means consisting 'of a spring pressed 'plunger anda cooperating depression carried in said cooperating boss and tapered socket, respectively.

In testimony'whereof l hereto-aiiix.

signature.

FREDERICK A. DILLINGHAM.

pered'boss and socket interlocking engage 60 

